I fly a drone that weighs under 900g, so I fall into the A1 subcategory.
Markings: My drone must bear a CE marking and the C0 or C1 class identification label. If I fly a drone without a class identification label, the transitional category rules apply to me.
Registration: I must register as the operator of the drone on the online drone platform dLIS and label the drone with the UAS operator number.
Certificate: If I want to fly in this drone category, I have to obtain the A1/A3 certificate. To do this, I complete a self-study training course and an exam (multiple choice, 40 questions) on the online drone portal dLIS. After passing the exam, the certificate will be issued.
Safety distance:
- Before flying, I assess the area; I may only fly if it can be reasonably assumed that no uninvolved people will be overflown. If I do unexpectedly fly over uninvolved people, I steer the drone away from the people.
- Flying over assemblies of people is prohibited.
